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149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
314 48th Street, Union City, NJ 07087
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
350 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both New Jersey state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine